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August 9, 2018Comments Off on Geraint Thomas: Tour de France hero’s welcome home to Cardiff

Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas will be welcomed home to Cardiff later on Thursday, with thousands of people expected on the streets of the capital. The 32-year-old will be congratulated by First Minister Carwyn Jones at the Senedd at 16:25 BST before a celebration outside Cardiff Castle. Thomas became the first Welshman to win the gruelling 21-stage race after …

August 8, 2018Comments Off on Three men arrested in Elliots Town murder probe

Police officers have put a cordon around the house in Long Row in New Tredegar Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 54-year-old man was found dead in Caerphilly county. His body was found at a flat in Long Row in the Elliots Town area of New Tredegar on Saturday afternoon. He has been identified as …

August 15, 2016Comments Off on Brexit should drive ‘new, bold ambition’ for farmers

Farmers are being asked to influence the direction of agriculture policy after Brexit Brexit should drive a “new, bold ambition” for farmers, a union leader has said. Meurig Raymond, president of the National Farmers’ Union, said UK farmers could be globally competitive and played vital public roles. The union has launched a month-long consultation of its members on …

Image copyright Getty Images Daniel Mark Kelley from Llanelli has been charged of blackmail and money laundering. He has also been charged in relation with an assault on a college computer system, which later impacted coursework submissions and exam management at Coleg Sir Gar, Llanelli. The 19-year-old male from Carmarthenshire has been charged in association with worldwide computer offenses. He …

August 9, 2016Comments Off on RAF helicopter fire on Snowdonia peak after technical issue

Image copyright Claire Harvey An RAF helicopter has burst on fire on a Snowdonia summit after being compelled to land as a result of a mechanical issue. An air ambulance was sent to the location, along with a coastguard helicopter. All five occupants who were on board the instruction helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey have been declared safe and …

August 6, 2016Comments Off on HIV diagnosis reaches 15-year-high in Wales

Health experts want more to be done to curb the number of people contracting HIV after figures showed diagnosis in Wales reached a 15-year high. There were 189 positive tests in 2014, according to newly released figures which relates to data from STI clinics. Giving out free condoms and prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) for those most at risk are …

August 6, 2016Comments Off on Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn ‘confident’ of support in Wales

Jeremy Corbyn says he is “very confident” there is support in Wales for his bid to retain the Labour leadership. Mr Corbyn, who is being challenged by Pontypridd MP Owen Smith, visited Merthyr Tydfil and will go to Swansea on Friday. They took part in the first hustings of the leadership contest in Cardiff on Thursday night. Mr Corbyn said …

August 5, 2016Comments Off on Welsh universities consider scholarships for refugees

Image copyright Thinkstock Some Welsh universities are planning to offer scholarships to refugees. Aberystwyth University is discussing proposals for five scholarships, and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David said it had made commitments for a similar scheme. Cardiff University already offers financial help to asylum seekers. Mohammed Al Hadj Ali, chairman of the Syrian Welsh Society, said it was …

August 3, 2016Comments Off on Princess of Wales Hospital nurses struck off over faked results

Three hospital nurses who falsified blood sugar readings of vulnerable patients have been struck off. Lauro Bertulano, Natalie Jones and Rebecca Jones, who worked at Bridgend’s Princess of Wales Hospital, pleaded guilty to wilful neglect in 2015. Two were jailed and another handed a community order by Cardiff Crown Court. Now they have been struck off the nursing register following …

August 1, 2016Comments Off on Welsh language target of one million speakers by 2050

Image caption Carwyn Jones will hail Wales as a ‘proudly bilingual nation’ at the Eisteddfod A drive to almost double the number of Welsh speakers to one million by 2050 will be unveiled by the first minister at the National Eisteddfod. Carwyn Jones will stress the workplace, family, schools and the planning process as the key areas for action. Alun …

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